The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 5, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
78.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
2:15 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.0%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1704
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.6° / 62.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.27° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.80° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.